Posted by Bookworm on December 29, 2007, 7:37 am
Does anyone know of a greenhouse heater that works off Central Heating
Oil?. I have a tank full of CH Oil and it is a pain in the backside to
keep filling my heater with parrafin. I was thinking if I could link
it up with the CH Oil Tank it would save a lot of hassle.
Posted by Granity on December 29, 2007, 11:30 am
Bookworm;767725 Wrote:
> Does anyone know of a greenhouse heater that works
off Central Heating
> Oil?. I have a tank full of CH Oil and it is a pain in the backside to
> keep filling my heater with parrafin. I was thinking if I could link
> it up with the CH Oil Tank it would save a lot of hassle.
There are warm air heaters for small boats that run on diesel fuel
which would
probably be suitable. but they do need electricity as well
to drive the fan.
http://tinyurl.com/25v8d2
http://tinyurl.com/yvsrbr
try googleing in various combinations.
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Granity
Posted by shazzbat on December 29, 2007, 2:09 pm
> Does anyone know of a greenhouse heater that works off Central Heating
> Oil?. I have a tank full of CH Oil and it is a pain in the backside to
> keep filling my heater with parrafin. I was thinking if I could link
> it up with the CH Oil Tank it would save a lot of hassle.
CH oil is essentially diesel. It does not ignite at atmospheric pressure.
Heaters which use such oil, and old engine oil, do exist, but are probably
not for domestic G/H use. The only ones I've seen are industrial and
expensive.
A diesel car would run nicely on it, but HM customs won't like you, and
anyway, it wasn't me who told you that. No, no, not me.
Steve
Posted by Dave Hill on December 29, 2007, 4:32 pm
wrote:
> > Does anyone know of a greenhouse heater that works off Central Heating
> > Oil?. I have a tank full of CH Oil and it is a pain in the backside to
> > keep filling my heater with parrafin. I was thinking if I could link
> > it up with the CH Oil Tank it would save a lot of hassle.
> CH oil is essentially diesel. It does not ignite at atmospheric pressure.
> Heaters which use such oil, and old engine oil, do exist, but are probably
> not for domestic G/H use. The only ones I've seen are industrial and
> expensive.
> A diesel car would run nicely on it, but HM customs won't like you, and
> anyway, it wasn't me who told you that. No, no, not me.
> Steve
There are heaters which run on central heating oil, the problem is
they have to have a flue to the outside as both Diesel and Gas oil
have much to much Sulfur in them, if burned inside a greenhouse the
sulfur would wipe out ALL of your plants.
Buy yourself a Gas heater and then you can get the large red
cylinders,
http://www.kaysdiscountgarden.co.uk/1.html
David Hill
Abacus Nurseries
Posted by Dave Liquorice on December 29, 2007, 6:38 pm
On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 13:32:53 -0800 (PST), Dave Hill wrote:
> There are heaters which run on central heating oil, the problem is
> they have to have a flue to the outside as both Diesel and Gas oil
Diesel is Gas Oil is a 35sec oil. Heating oil is kerosene is paraffin is a
28sec oil.
> have much to much Sulfur in them, if burned inside a greenhouse the
> sulfur would wipe out ALL of your plants.
But only American ones? Pity that spelling is now the adopted one, it
looks wrong to my eyes. And I wouldn't be too sure that the Sulphur
content of most garage pump diesels is that high anymore. Nearly all are
"city" diesels these days or ULSD (Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel).
Sulphur could still be a snag with using heating oil, even though the
heater will work perfectly well with it.
However take a look at this thread:
http://groups.google.com/group/uk.rec.gardening/browse_frm/thread/5803e7ac
02c5c525/31f692272d3e6225?hl=en&lnk=st&q=#31f692272d3e6225
http://tinyurl.com/3yzb5n
Gosh I'm complaining about kero at 24.1p/l, I'd *LOVE* to pay that now
just had a delivery at 40.59p/l. B-( And Dave still has trouble
distinguishing between 28sec and 35sec oils. B-)
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